Abraham and Melchizedek, c1615-1618
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish), 1577-1640
Oil on Canvas
On Exhibit: Musée Des Beaux-Arts, Caen, France
Original Size: 98.4” x 80.3”
Recreation Size: 48.0” x 60.0”
Abraham, returning from his victories over Cherdorlaomer, receives two loaves of bread from Priest-King Melchizedek of Salem or Jerusalem, as described in Genesis 14:17-20. Rubens produced various executions of this subject.
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